Book of Woven Coverlet Designs (Draft)

Textiles

c. 1839

Owned by Daniel Stephenson (American, born England, 1823-92)
United States

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Daniel Stephenson
Title: Book of Woven Coverlet Designs (Draft)
Place: United States (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: c. 1839
Medium: Paper; sepia ink
Dimensions: Measurement of volume: 20.5 × 16.3 × 1.1 cm (8 1/16 × 6 7/16 × 7/16 in.); Measurement of box: 22.7 × 18 × 2.5 cm (8 7/8 × 7 × 1 in.)
Credit Line: Brewster Fund
Reference Number: 1922.4350
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Mildred Davison and Christa C. Mayer-Thurman, Coverlets: A Handbook on the Collection of Woven Coverlets in The Art Institute of Chicago, exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1973), 17, plates 6, 10 (ill.).

Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, The Woven Coverlet: An Expression of Treasured America, Mar. 1–July 23, 2000.

Daniel Stephenson (1923-1892), Ohio then Iowa [this and the following according to inscription written on first page of the book; Thurman 1973, 14, 17]. V.A. Lamson, by May 15, 1920 [incoming receipt R579, Jan. 1, 1922; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

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